Three contests on Monday’s ballot

Kris Olson/kolson@cnc.com

Wednesday

May 9, 2007 at 12:01 AMMay 9, 2007 at 9:15 AM

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. next Monday, May 14 for the annual town election. The ballot will feature three contested races, for Board of Selectmen, Town Clerk and Recreation, Parks and Forestry Commission.

There are six candidates for the five one-year terms on the Board of Selectmen. Four incumbents — Harry Christensen, Judy Jacobi, Jim Nye and Jackie Belf-Becker — will be joined on the ballot by former selectman William Woodfin II and former Recreation, Parks and Forestry commissioner and current Cemetery Commissioner Rose Ann Wheeler McCarthy.

Three candidates will vie for a three-year tenure as Town Clerk. Candidates are Robin Michaud, the current assistant town clerk, Gail Brown, the daughter of former longtime clerk Betty Brown, and E. Frederick Armstrong.

The Recreation, Parks and Forestry Commission race features a full slate of incumbents — Chip Osborne, Linda Rice Collins, Sam Ganglani, Derek Norcross and Todd Norman — being challenged by town Veterans Agent David Rodgers.

Marblehead is divided into seven precincts, which vote in the following places:

Precinct 1 at the Old Town House (Washington Street)
Precincts 2, 3 and 4 at Star of the Sea Community Center (40 Atlantic Ave.)
Precincts 5, 6, and 7 vote at the Marblehead Community Center (10 Humphrey St.)

You can find your precinct online at www.wheredoivotema.com. For answers to questions on election-related matters, call the Town Clerk’s office at 781-631-0528.